Sentences with phrase «ahead of a long season»

The German explained that he will not take any unnecessary risks ahead of a long season in the English Premier League.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he is working very hard to put his players in their best possible condition ahead of a long season in the English Premier League.

Reports last month claimed that manager Jose Mourinho is ready to sell the two although the Portuguese made it clear last week that he wants all players to be available in order to adopt rotation ahead of a long season.

Not exact matches

With a whole new getway run and picnic season ahead of us, and longer mornings to indulge in the sun's early glow, I'm leaving you the option to either make these muffins and go for an adventure, or settle in to a cozy morning of reading / inspiration.

The same fans who were calling Wenger an idiot for not putting Gab in every team sheet, ahead of Mert, are the same ones who are writing Gab off and venting towards Wenger, for doing the very thing that they were asking to be done all season long.

It can be a long long season ahead of us.

With a long and arduous season ahead of Arsenal in four competitions, perhaps the fact that some players like Olivier Giroud, Lucas Perez and Carl Jenkinson got a rare chance to play and gain some match sharpness for when they are called upon by Arsene Wenger for a Premier League or Champions League match will turn out to be crucial.

i think we will have the same line up except sanchez will start ahead of walcott if he is fit given the fact he is coming back from a long term injury and that sanchez is our man this season.

After a long and difficult recovery and further surgery he was able to be back in the car for testing ahead of the 1996 season, where he immediately showed he'd lost none of his speed.

Struggling at the bottom of the Bundesliga table, Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp seems keen to shuffle his pack ahead of the season restarting this weekend and that could mean a departure for the long - serving Grosskreutz.

I hope he'll start ahead of Giroud, after 4 seasons of watching him go through his long spells of not scoring goals it's about time we got something different in Lucas Perez we'll have pace in behind and hopefully more than just 16 league goals in 38 EPL games!

Villa have plenty to plan ahead of next season, namely appointing a new long - term manager as well as getting their squad ready for the second tier of English football.

Liverpool had also been looking at Aston Villa front - man Benteke as an option in the transfer market ahead of next season, but the Daily Mail now claims that United could try to hijack this bid, with the Metro adding that the Merseyside giants no longer seem favourites to land the in - demand Belgian.

«However, we can't blow one result and say «it's the end of the season» — we have still got a long Champions League run [ahead].»

My point here is that in as much as Chelsea are being hailed as having had a super season and their team rated as being miles ahead of other teams, their success was also down to having the same first 11 for very long periods in the season.

Zinedine Zidane's side are well off the pace in the La Liga title race, will not contest the Copa del Rey final and still have a long road ahead in the Champions League which remains their last hope of silverware this season.

Last season he started just five league games, with the last coming in March against Queens Park Rangers and with the likes of Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla ahead of him in the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium, it could be a little while longer before Rosicky starts another league game.

The only surprise was that they did not put more goals past Arsenal, but no matter as they are now eight points ahead of a United side who no longer look much of a threat despite thrashing relegation fodder like West Ham and Swansea at the start of the season.

Keep both, use chambers for Europa and use holding for league matches, it's going to be a long season, chambers is not as bad as people think, there is a reason we payed 16m for him, if not loan chambers, benching him won't help his development, he's even ahead of holding in the under 21..

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knows new Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho all too well ahead of the upcoming season, with the pair being long term bitter rivals in management.

The three world - class forward comprise arguably the finest attacking line in the world game — and disputably one of the most deadly in history — but they could do with support during the long season ahead and the demands to come.

He was very motivated during the pre-season to prepare for the long grueling season ahead and of course, stay injury free.

There is still a long season ahead of us.

Arsenal's Wojciech Szczesny has landed in Rome this morning ahead of another season long loan to SERIE A side Roma.

no need to rush him, big matches besides chelsea are ahead of us, the season is still long and full of terrors.

Vidal has long been regarded as one of the best midfielders in Europe after helping Juve to three consecutive Serie A title wins, and he is attracting plenty of interest ahead of next season after his fine performances.

As long as he's throwing passes to Calvin Johnson and Jim Schwartz is the Lions» head coach, it appears the 24 - year - old Stafford will have many more prolific season ahead of him.

Indeed it's going to be a long season, Wenger is unable to instil belief in his players this won't change, after watching Pep's Man City I can say it without hesitation they are miles ahead of Arsenal in quality

A short while later, Sky Sports reported that Blues midfielder Christian Atsu was up North at Newcastle United discussing personal terms ahead of a similar season - long deal.

Serbia's Ivana Spanovic enjoyed her best ever season's opener as she jumped a meeting record of 6.95 m in the first round of the long jump to claim victory ahead of Canada's Christabel Nettey who leapt a best of 6.75 m in the fifth round.

Sacko, who also spent time on loan in his native France with Ligue 2 outfit Sochaux, joined United ahead of the 2016/17 campaign on a season - long loan deal.

The Belgium international is flying to Istanbul on Wednesday for a medical ahead of a season - long loan spell at the club.

After a long two years, Sam's Match Reports returned in September 2013 for three more seasons before it was killed off in one unsubtle afternoon ahead of the 2016/2017 season, becoming The Big Diag, in honour of a raking cross-field pass.

After being narrowly pipped to the title by city - rivals Atletico Real are hot favourites to claim the crown next season with odds of 10/11 ahead of Barcelona on 7/5 and the reigning champions Atletico as long as 14/1.

The Mexican striker is currently on a season - long loan spell at Real Madrid but he has struggled for game time with French star Karim Benzema ahead of him in the pecking order.

The Holland international will be making his first appearance for the club against the Old Trafford club and says he «can't wait for it to start» ahead of the match which could go a long way to deciding who finishes second behind Manchester City this season.

The process of even finding a site for a new stadium has been long and laborious, but between the two Wembley finals last season, the go - ahead for a new ground at the out - of - town site at Monks Cross — where the city's professional Rugby League side, the Knights, play — was finally given and work is expected to begin shortly with the plan to be in it for the start of the 2013 - 14 season.

In a season which has produced many a shock already, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will know the importance of fine - tuning his side ahead of another long and gruelling league campaign, one which has already took its toll on the likes of Chelsea, who were beaten 3 - 0 by Sunderland and then 1 - 0 by Birmingham in successive weekends, and Arsenal, whom have suffered two defeats at the hands of underdogs already this season and as a result have since their title bids waver.

Arsenal could score the first goal and concede one in the later stages of the game, to end up fourth in the league standings, with a long summer ahead providing the players time to retrospect about the disastrous season so far.

The Frenchman told reporters this week that he will be devoted to Arsenal for as long as he is manager but opted not to reveal his plans ahead of next season.

The last thing Chelsea need is some long running saga with Costa, with Conte and club officials seemingly well aware of the potential danger his continued presence at the club will cause ahead of next season if he is still around when summer training begins next month.

Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala is in Valencia to undergo a medical ahead of a season long loan switch to Valencia, according to reports.

The unexpected prediction from the deputy prime minister comes amid a storm of activity from Conservative eurosceptics, as the long campaigning season ahead of May's European elections begins in earnest.

NSIDC will issue a formal announcement at the beginning of October with full analysis of the possible causes behind this year's ice conditions, particularly interesting aspects of the melt season, the set up going into the winter growth season ahead, and graphics comparing this year to the long - term record.

Longer growing seasons, less irrigation water, earlier grain harvests, lilacs in the farmyard blooming ahead of «normal,» and hayfields that «don't produce like they used to,» are conveying a consistent long - term message, even when prices, net revenues, and other measures of the farm economy are variable.

With a whole new getway run and picnic season ahead of us, and longer mornings to indulge in the sun's early glow, I'm leaving you the option to either make these muffins and go for an adventure, or settle in to a cozy morning of reading / inspiration.

Historically year on year I'd bring back old pieces and simply re-style them based on new season trends, but this year I'm really focussing on starting a capsule summer wardrobe from scratch, longer lengths for a little more modesty (30 is getting closer after all), loose and light weight fits to help me feel more comfortable, and a few staple items that can really form the basis of my wardrobe for the season ahead (and last the test of time too).

I've reached that weird in between part of the season where I have zero interest in adding to my winter wardrobe (even though the wind chill is sitting at -9 and we have a long way to go) and thanks to a handful of retailers I frequent often, I've set my sights warmer, brighter days ahead (I'm looking at you, Target swimsuit section).

This gives us a chance to get ahead of trends and actually wear items all season long at at discount!

Showrunner Alex Gansa also let slip that the show will jump ahead two and a half years from where it left off at the close of season four in December, and Carrie Mathison, the character played by Danes, would no longer be a CIA officer.